JP3475280B2 - Ground type transplanter with mulcher - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grounding type transplanter for continuously pulling out continuous potted seedlings connected by a connecting piece from one end and sequentially planting the seedlings. More specifically, the present invention has an automatic multi-film feeding function. The present invention relates to a grounding type transplanter with a mulcher.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a grounding type transplanter of this type,
There is one described in JP-A-5-308822. This is a pot seedling placing section for placing continuous pot seedlings connected by connecting pieces in order from the front side in the advancing direction on a machine body whose lower surface on the rear side in the advancing direction is a ground plane, and the pot seedling mounting. A pot seedling guide part for arranging and guiding the continuous pot seedlings drawn out from the placing part in a line, and a pot seedling feeding part for feeding continuous pot seedlings from the pot seedling guide part to the planting surface are provided, and further, the contact of the machine body is provided. It has a structure in which an opener that forms a planting groove is provided on the ground.
According to this transplanting machine, if the aircraft is advanced while the grounding surface is grounded, continuous potted seedlings are continuously supplied into the planting groove formed by the opener, and the potted seedlings are transplanted extremely efficiently. You will be able to.

By the way, in the cultivation of green onions, for example,
Without planting a groove in the house, planting with a line of about 30 cm, to cover the leaf gall with a film etc. to make a soft white part, so-called simple soft white cultivation may be performed, in this case, suppression of weeds, Generally, a mulch film is laid between the strips for the purpose of retaining soil moisture.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the line spacing in this kind of simple soft white cultivation is as narrow as about 30 cm as described above, a work machine (mulcher, MULCH LAYER) for laying mulch film is inserted between them. It is difficult to do so, and in the past, it was manually laid. Therefore, much labor and time are required for laying the multi-film, and it has been desired to develop some means for automatically and efficiently laying the mulch film.

The present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, and its object is to provide a grounding type transplanter with an automatic multi-film feeding function.
Be able to perform mulch film laying at the same time as transplantation.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a conventionally known grounding type transplanter in which a roll of mulch film is rotatably supported on its body.
According to the progress of the machine body, a multi-film pulled out from the roll is provided with a multi-chair for feeding out along the continuous potted seedling being planted.

In the transplanting machine thus constructed, the continuous potted seedlings fed from the potted seedling feeding section are continuously planted in the planting groove according to the progress of the machine body, and at the same time, the multi-film fed from the multi-cha Will be laid along the continuous potted plants being planted.

In the present invention, the above-mentioned Mulcha is provided with a shaft member which can be inserted into the core hole of the roll of the mulch film, and the shaft member is provided so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction of the machine body about a point on the machine body. Can be configured. With such a shaft member, after completing the transplant of one line, when turning the machine further and performing the next transplant, if the shaft member is tilted in the opposite direction, the mulch film can be fed out in the same direction of the next line. it can. Therefore, it is desirable that the tip end side of the shaft member be inclined upward at the turning end of the machine body in the left-right direction and be inclined forward in the traveling direction of the machine body. Since the film does not come off, the support is completed simply by inserting the roll into the shaft member.

Further, in the present invention, the above-mentioned Marcha is
A position-fixable shaft member that can be inserted into the core hole of the roll of the multi-film, and a pair of left and right guide members that pays out the multi-film drawn from the roll along the continuous pot seedling being planted. You can In this case, by selecting either the left or right guide member, the mulch film can be fed in the same direction of the next strip when the machine body is turned and the next transplant is performed.

According to the present invention, a marker may be provided on the machine body as a mark for advancing the machine body in parallel with the row of the continuous potted seedlings previously planted. In this case, since the machine body can be moved at a predetermined distance from the row of the continuous potted seedlings planted earlier, the mulch film does not cover the continuous potted seedlings planted earlier.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 6 show a first embodiment according to the present invention. In these figures, 1 is
This is a machine with the lower surface on the rear side of the traveling direction (planting direction) A as a ground plane, and on this machine 1, the continuous potted seedlings 2 connected by connecting pieces are placed in order from the front side of the traveling direction A. A pot seedling placement portion 4 on which the seedling raising box 3 is placed, and a pot seedling guide portion 5 for guiding the continuous pot seedlings 2 drawn from the pot seedling placement portion 4 in line.
And a pot seedling feeding portion 6 that continuously feeds the continuous pot seedlings 2 from the pot seedling guide portion 5. The pot seedling placing portion 4, the pot seedling guiding portion 5 and the pot seedling feeding portion 6 are formed by independent plate-like bodies 7, 8 and 9, respectively. The plate-shaped body 9 for the feeding portion is connected in a stepwise manner by connecting the frames 10 and 11 fixed to the lower surface of each at the center in the width direction via the joint 12, and the plate for the potted seedling guiding portion. The form 8 is polymerized and fixed on the upper surface of the plate-like body 9 for potted seedling feeding part. It should be noted that a space between the pot seedling placement portion 4 and the pot seedling guide portion 5 is covered by a connecting plate 13 whose one end is rotatably coupled to the pot seedling guide portion plate member 8. There is.

The plate-shaped body 8 forming the potted seedling guide portion 5 provides a guide path 14 narrowed in a Y-shape from the potted seedling placing portion 4 side toward the potted seedling feeding portion 6 side. The interval between the guide paths 14 on the feeding section 6 side is set to a size that allows the continuous potted seedlings 2 to pass in line. In addition, the plate-shaped body 9 providing the pot seedling feeding section 6 has the guide path 1 of the pot seedling guide portion 5.
A notch 15 (FIG. 3) is formed that matches the minimum spacing of 4;
The continuous potted seedlings 2 that have passed through the potted seedling guide portion 5 are designed to be dropped into the notches 15. Further, an opener 16 for forming a planting groove (not shown) on the field surface is attached to the lower surface (ground surface) of the machine body 1 on the pot seedling feeding section 6 side.
The opener 16 is formed in a U-shape with its front end closed at an acute angle and its rear end opened, and its upper opening is positionally fixed so as to face the notch 15 of the pot seedling feeding section 6.
Therefore, the continuous potted seedlings 2 dropped into the notches 15 of the potted seedling feeding portion 6 enter the opener 16 as they are, and are continuously fed out to the planting groove from the rear opening. At the rear end of the machine body 1, a pair of scraping plates 17 for scraping the surrounding soil to the continuous pot seedlings 2 fed to the planting groove and the soil scraped by the scraping plates 17 are suppressed. A pair of compression rollers 18 are attached.

On the other hand, at the tip of the machine body 1, a stand 21 having a pair of wheels 19 at the lower end and a T-shaped handle 20 at the upper end is provided. The stand 21 is a rectangular tube-shaped main body 23 that is obliquely attached to the frame 10 on the lower surface of the plate-shaped body 7 forming the pot seedling placement portion 4 by using a bracket 22.
The main body 23 is provided with the wheel 19 and the T-shaped handle 2
0 is mounted so that the height can be adjusted. By erecting the stand 21 on the field surface, the entire body 1 is positioned at an appropriate inclination angle with respect to the field surface, and at this time, the ground contact surface is placed horizontally on the field surface. In addition, in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the machine body 1, L which lifts the machine body 1 in cooperation with the T-shaped handle 20.
A character handle 24 is provided.

At the rear end portion of the machine body 1, that is, at the rear end portion of the plate-like body 9 forming the potted seedling feeding portion 6, the roll 27 of the mulch film 25 is supported and supplied.
Is provided. This Mulcha 27 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of struts 28 projecting with the notch 15 of the pot seedling feeding section 6 in between, and the pair of struts 2
A pair of front and rear mounting plates 29 bridged to the upper end of 8 and a base end portion 31 using a pin 30 between the pair of mounting plates 29.
a includes a shaft member 31 rotatably attached. The shaft member 31 is for rotatably supporting the roll 26 of the mulch film 25, is formed to have a thickness that can be inserted into the core hole of the roll 26, and has a base end side for supporting the roll 26. Disk-shaped stopper 32 that regulates the insertion end
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the shaft member 31 is rotatable about the pin 30 in the left-right direction of the machine body 1. On the other hand, the rotation position of the shaft member 31 is regulated at the upper ends of the pair of columns 28. In addition, an engagement groove 33 that restricts the movement in the front / rear direction is formed. The position of the pin 30 is set to the center of the machine body 1 in the width direction, whereby the shaft member 31
At the left and right rotation ends, the tip portion thereof is projected in the left and right direction of the machine body 1 by an equal distance. Further, the tip end side of the shaft member 31 is inclined upward by a predetermined angle θ ₁ at the turning end of the machine body 1 in the left-right direction (FIG. 5), and is inclined forward by θ _{2 in} the traveling direction A of the machine body 1. (Fig. 6).

In order to carry out transplantation using the transplanting machine constructed as described above, the seedling raising box 3 containing the continuous potted seedlings 2 is placed on the potted seedling placing portion 4 of the machine body 1 in advance. And first, the connecting plate 1
3 is tilted toward the pot seedling placement portion 4 side, and the tip portion thereof is dipped below the underlayment paper 3a (FIG. 1) in the seedling raising box 3. Next, the most advanced continuous potted seedling 2 is pulled out from the seedling raising box 3 by hand, transferred from the potted seedling guide portion 5 to the potted seedling feeding portion 6, embedded in the field surface, and its position is fixed. On the other hand, the roll 26 of the mulch film 25 is inserted into the shaft member 31 of the mulcher 27, one end of the mulch film 25 is pulled out from this roll 26, and the position is fixed side by side with the continuous potted seedling 2 embedded in the field surface. Next, the T-shaped handle 20 is held in the hand and the machine body 1 is moved in the planting direction A at a predetermined speed. Then, the continuous potted seedlings 2 in the seedling raising box 3 are sequentially pulled out to the potted seedling guide portion 5 while sliding on the upper surface of the connecting plate 13, and are planted by the opener 16 through the notches 15 of the potted seedling feeding portion 6. It is placed in the groove while being aligned, and its position is fixed by the scraping of the soil by the scraping plate 17 and the compression of the compression roller 18. That is, the continuous potted seedlings 2 are planted in a line in the planting direction A according to the progress of the machine body 1.

On the other hand, the mulch film 25 pulled out from the roll 26 is continuously supplied along the continuous potted seedlings 2 which have been planted according to the progress of the machine body 1, and is fixed to the field surface using, for example, a push pin 34. To be done. At this time, a tensile force is applied to the mulch film 25, but since the tip end side of the shaft member 31 supporting the roll 26 is inclined upward and is inclined forward in the planting direction A, the roll 26 is prevented from falling off the shaft member 31. Without, the mulch film 25 can be laid stably. In this way, the continuous potted seedlings 2 are transplanted and the mulch film 25 is laid at the same time, but when the planting of one row is completed, the machine body 1 is turned (circulated) to plant the next row at intervals of 30 cm, for example. To do. At this time, if the position of the shaft member 31 is left as it is, the new multi-film 25 will overlap the previously laid multi-film 25. Therefore, the shaft member 31 is tilted to the opposite side of the machine body 1, Follow the same procedure as above to plant the next line. As a result, one sheet of mulch film 25 is evenly laid between the narrow strips.

FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment according to the present invention. The feature of the second embodiment is that the above-mentioned Marchia 27 is provided on the machine body 1 vertically with a portal bracket 35 so as to be positioned at the center in the width direction, and a shaft member 36. The structure is provided with a pair of left and right guide rollers (guide members) 37 that are provided on both sides of the machine body 1 and that draws out the mulch film 25 drawn from the roll 26 supported by the shaft member 36 along the continuous potted seedling 2 during planting. In point. In the second embodiment, one of the pair of guide rollers 37 is selected and the roller 2
By guiding the mulch film 25 pulled out from 6, one mulch film 25 can be laid between the lines of planting.

FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment according to the present invention. The feature of the second embodiment is that the Mulcha 27 is provided on the machine body 1 on both sides of the machine body 1 and an L-shaped shaft member 38 provided so as to cross the width direction thereof. The structure is provided with a pair of left and right guide rollers (guide members) 39 that feeds out the mulch film 25 drawn from the roll 26 supported by the shaft member 38 along the continuous potted seedling 2 being planted. Book Third
In the embodiment, by selecting one of the pair of guide rollers 39, one mulch film 25 can be laid between the planting strips as in the second embodiment.

9 and 10 show a fourth embodiment according to the present invention. The feature of the fourth embodiment resides in that in the first embodiment, the pin 3 that defines the rotation fulcrum of the shaft member 26 in the Multure 27.
0 is extended in one direction, a U-shaped bracket 40 is rotatably attached to the extended portion, and a proximal end portion of a marker rod 42 having a marker (here, chain) 41 attached to the bracket 40 is U-shaped. It is at a point where it is fixed using a bolt 43. The bracket 40 is configured to be restricted from rotating in the left-right direction by bringing a side surface into contact with a stopper plate 44 (FIG. 11) bridged between the pair of support columns 28, and the marker rod 42 at the rotation end thereof is The machine body 1 is horizontally extended in the left-right direction. On the other hand, the marker 41 supported by the marker rod 42 hangs down vertically due to its own weight, and the lower end of the marker 41 lands on the field surface. The tip of the marker rod 42 is formed as a loop portion 41a having a gap so that an arbitrary position of the chain (marker) 41 can be locked.

In the fourth embodiment, when the continuous potted seedlings 2 are planted, the protrusion length of the marker rod 42 from the bracket 40 is adjusted in advance so as to match the spacing of the strips for planting, and the multi-pulling is performed. Roll of film 25
The marker rod 42 is tilted in the direction opposite to 6.
As a result, when the machine body 1 is moved in the planting direction A and the continuous potted seedlings 2 are planted, the lower end portion of the marker 41 slides on the field surface adjacent to the planting line, and the planting is performed on the field surface. The streaks 45 are formed parallel to the stripes. Therefore, after turning the machine body 1, if the machine body 1 is moved along the streaks 45, the machine body 1 can be moved at a constant interval between the machine body 1 and the row of the continuous potted seedlings planted earlier, Mulch film 25
Does not cover the continuous potted seedling 2 planted earlier. When the machine body 1 is rotated, the roll 26 of the mulch film 25
It goes without saying that the marker rod 42 and the marker rod 42 are rotated in opposite directions.

In the present invention, the position where the marker 41 is provided is arbitrary, and the marker rod 42 may be extended from the stand 21 as shown in FIG. 12, for example.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the marker 41 can be used by directing the continuous potted seedling 2 of the row previously planted by shortening the hanging length thereof. In this case, if the marker rod 42 is tilted in the same direction as the roll 26 of the mulch film 25, and the machine body 1 is moved so that the marker 41 moves along the line previously planted, the planting of the planting is performed. The strips are parallel to the strips of the continuous pot seedlings previously planted, and the same effect as that of the fourth embodiment is obtained.

The type of the marker 41 is arbitrary,
In place of the chain, a wire, a steel rod, or the like can be used, and the marker rod 42 can be formed into an L shape and used as a marker.

[0026]

As described above in detail, according to the grounding type transplanter according to the present invention, continuous potted seedling transplantation and mulch film laying are simultaneously performed according to the progress of the body. Therefore, the labor burden and cost required for laying the multi-film can be significantly reduced, and the utility value is remarkably high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a grounding type transplanter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the transplanter shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the present transplanter including a mulcha.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the launcher shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a positioning state and an operating state of the multure.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a positioning state of a Multure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention in which the multure is changed.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention in which the multure is changed.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention in which a marker is added.

10 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of FIG. 9. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a part of FIG. 9 in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a mounting position of a marker is changed.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which the usage pattern of the marker is changed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 aircraft 2 consecutive pot seedlings 4 Potted seedling placement section 5 Potted seedling guide 6 Potted seedling feeding section 16 opener 25 mulch film 26 rolls of mulch film 27 Marcher 31 Shaft member 36 shaft members 37 Guide member 38 Shaft member 39 Guide member 41 markers 42 Marker rod A planting direction

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A body on which a rear surface in the traveling direction is a ground plane,
In order from the front side in the direction of travel, a pot seedling placement portion for placing continuous pot seedlings connected by connecting pieces, and a pot seedling guide for guiding the continuous pot seedlings drawn out from the pot seedling placement portion in a line Part, and a pot seedling feeding portion that feeds continuous pot seedlings from the pot seedling guide portion, further provided with an opener that forms a planting groove on the grounding surface of the machine body, with the opener according to the progress of the machine body. In a grounding type transplanting machine for planting continuous potted seedlings fed from the potted seedling feeding section to the formed planting groove, on the machine body,
A grounding type transplanter, which is provided with a mulcher that rotatably supports a roll of mulch film and that feeds out the mulch film drawn from the roll along a continuous pot seedling during planting according to the progress of the machine body. . 2. The mulcher comprises a shaft member that can be inserted into a core hole of a roll of mulch film, and the shaft member is provided so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction of the machine body around a point on the machine body. The grounding type transplanter according to claim 1. 3. The shaft member is configured such that a tip end side of the shaft member inclines upward at a turning end of the machine body in the left-right direction and inclines forward in a traveling direction of the machine body.
The grounding type transplanter described in. 4. A mulcher comprising a position-fixable shaft member that can be inserted into a core hole of a mulch film roll, and a pair of left and right guide members that feeds out the mulch film pulled out from the roll along a continuous pot seedling being planted. The grounding type transplanter according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. The ground type transplant according to claim 1, 2 or 4, wherein a marker serving as a mark for advancing the body is provided on the body in parallel with the row of the continuous potted seedlings previously planted. Machine. 6. The grounding type transplanter according to claim 5, wherein the marker is provided on an arm rotatable in the left-right direction of the machine body.